Service Coordinator - Full-time

pGoodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania and North Central West Virginia is a nonprofit organization that funds job training, education, and other community programs by selling donated clothing and household items in Goodwill stores and online. We offer life-changing work on a mission-minded team. We are 1,000 working as one, and each of us is essential to helping our community thrive. For three years running, Goodwill has been named to Forbes’ list of America’s “Most Inspiring Companies”./p pWe offer a wide range of career opportunities from entry level to management in retail, human services, and administrative fields. a href="https://www.goodwillswpa.org/work-at-goodwill/why-work-at-goodwill" target="_blank" rel="noopener"Learn more about working at Goodwill/a. You can help. We can show you how./p h4strongPOSITION SUMMARY:/strong/h4 pThe strongService Coordinator (Housing)/strong will facilitate individual service plan development and provide intensive, community–based support, accessing the full menu of needed and available services to attain housing stability. Responsibilities include but are not limited to assessing participants’ strengths and needs, helping to develop documents, and implementing goals and goal plans. The Service Coordinator will provide appropriate referrals and assist participants with accessing support services to address barriers to housing stability. This position will routinely monitor goals and housing stabilization plans for modification and completion. The Service Coordinator is instrumental in meeting participants’ housing needs and connecting customers with the local community to obtain the resources needed to enhance outcomes./p pstrongEssential duties include, but are not limited to: /strong/p ul liParticipating in initial client intake and assessment to determine program eligibility./li liProvide direct service and support to participants accessing Goodwill’s housing services by assisting with such things as self-advocacy, life skills, implementing pre-employment and/or other life-domains’ supports./li liAssist participants with maintaining a healthy, safe and secure environment to ensure their housing continues to meet HUD Habitability Standards/li liDeveloping, documenting, and overseeing the full implementation of a comprehensive service plan that meets clients’ needs, including making and tracking referrals to external providers./li liCoordinating with supervisors and the Housing team to prepare apartments for habitation according to HUD Habitability Standards – utilities on, appliances operational, appropriate furnishings, and household goods./li liConduct ongoing face to face meetings with participants at their service delivery location to ensure quality service delivery, conduct progress reviews of goals in accordance with program and contractual guidelines, and provide corresponding documentation in a timely manner./li /ul pstrongStatus:span /span/strongFull-time/p pstrongLocation: /strong118 52nd Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201/p pstrongExternal Hiring Range:/strong $20.08-20.88/hour/p pstrongSchedule:/strong Monday through Friday (8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.) with flexibility to accommodate some evenings and weekend hours. Schedule can vary based on department needs./p pstrongTravel Required:/strong  Yes, local travel will be required./p h4strongQUALIFICATIONS:/strong/h4 ul lispan style="text-decoration: underline;"High school diploma or equivalent/span strongAND/strong span style="text-decoration: underline;"5 years of experience/span required. strongOR/strong/li lispan style="text-decoration: underline;"Associate degree /spanstrongAND/strong span style="text-decoration: underline;"2 years of experience/span required. strongOR/strong/li lispan style="text-decoration: underline;"Bachelor’s degre/spane strongAND /strongspan style="text-decoration: underline;"1 year of experience/span required. /li /ul pstrongRequired Degree(s/strong): Human Services, Psychology, Rehabilitation Science, Social Work, or related field./p pstrongRequired Experience/strong: Must be related to locating community and social services for at-risk and/or vulnerable populations./p pstrongPreferred Experience/strong: Additionally, any experience with homelessness, supportive housing, mental health, D/A, the unemployed/ underemployed, ex-offenders, and CYF is preferred./p pstrongRetention Bonus:/strongspan /spanspan$1,000 after successfully completing 90 days of employment. /span/p h4strongREQUIRED CLEARANCES, LICENSES, AND CERTIFICATIONS:/strong/h4 ul liQualified candidates must have a valid driver's license and reliable transportation for local travel./li liCandidates are expected to provide current, valid clearances (Child Abuse Clearance, FBI Fingerprints Clearance, and PATCH) prior to first day of employment./li /ul